Rodney Bingenheimer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important. He developed a reputation for being the first American deejay to identify new artists and play "edgy new bands" such as Blondie, the Ramones, the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, The Cure, Joan Jett, No Doubt, Blur, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Bangles, X, Coldplay and many others. He managed a key but now-defunct L.A. nightclub called English Disco in the early seventies.He was the subject of a documentary by late filmmaker George Hickenlooper entitled Mayor of the Sunset Strip which told the story of a groupie-turned-kingmaker with a knack for making friends in the music industry. He was described as a "famous groupie, now respectable" by Mick Jagger and he has numerous high-profile friends. In 2007, he was honored with the 2,330th star on Hollywood Boulevard. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rodney Bingenheimer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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- 2024 · Spirit Riser as The Dark Friend
- 2021 · Look Away as (Archival Footage)
- 2019 · Suzi Q as Self
- 2019 · My View: Clem Burke as Self
- 2018 · Bad Reputation as Self
- 2018 · Ghostroads: A Japanese Rock N Roll Ghost Story as
- 2018 · Debbie Harry: Atomic Blondie as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Absolute Vow as Wanderer
- 2016 · B.C. Butcher as Himself
- 2014 · The Seeds: Pushin' Too Hard as Himself
- 2012 · Clockwork Orange County as Self
- 2010 · Iconoclast as Himself
- 2010 · We Were Feared as Himself
- 2003 · Mayor of the Sunset Strip as Self
- 2001 · The Man from Elysian Fields as Self (uncredited)
- 1997 · Sunset Boulevard - 27 Meilen Amerika as Self - Hollywood Legend
- 1994 · Inevitable Grace as Simone's Club Companion
- 1990 · Rockula as Rodney Bingenheimer
- 1987 · Back to the Beach as Self
- 1987 · Uncle Meat as Self
- 1986 · X: The Unheard Music as
- 1984 · Repo Man as Club Owner
- 1982 · Phil Spector: He's a Rebel as
- 1978 · Up in Smoke as Rodney Bingenheimer
- 1967 · The Trip as Club goer (uncredited)
- 1967 · Mondo Hollywood as
- 1967 · Warning Shot as
- Future · Untitled KROQ Documentary as